Irma

#3,167 for girls in 2025, 50 births · Last seen for boys in 1990 at #8,117
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1911 · 615 births
Debut · girls
30 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
73,769
since 1880

Irma over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Irma has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201950peak #137, 1911girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#3,16750—
2024#2,58568—
2023#2,58868—
2022#2,53070—
2021#2,81860—
2020#2,50069—
2019#3,49944—
2018#3,10752—
2017#2,50871—
2016#2,51771—
2015#2,64667—
2014#2,61567—
2013#3,31448—
2012#2,77063—
2011#2,51172—
2010#2,34181—
2009#2,09097—
2008#1,903111—
2007#1,940106—
2006#1,639129—
2005#1,668119—
2004#1,380151—
2003#1,318156—
2002#1,236162—
2001#1,285152—
2000#1,203165—
1999#1,061190—
1998#1,125170—
1997#1,091172—
1996#998188—
1995#953197—
1994#853232—
1993#850228—
1992#835239—
1991#728285—
1990#683312#8,1175
1989#746264—
1988#731256—
1987#789223#5,4597
1986#771222—
1985#793211—
1984#641274—
1983#745219—
1982#575319#6,3855
1981#581317#4,9617
1980#558333—
1979#534352—
1978#551319#5,7725
1977#561313—
1976#489371—
1975#451429—
1974#470385#5,2275
1973#416470—
1972#447420—
1971#436480—
1970#448490—
1969#394574—
1968#404533—
1967#381576—
1966#360641#3,9485
1965#334728#3,9305
1964#362687—
1963#343763#3,3187
1962#338773#4,0335
1961#326839#3,6526
1960#300959—
1959#290974#3,0378
1958#291954#3,9445
1957#2621,095#3,2577
1956#296910—
1955#279949#3,5056
1954#272952—
1953#268931#3,7985
1952#276859—
1951#255917—
1950#254890—
1949#268824#3,6905
1948#259849—
1947#256853#3,7335
1946#258774#2,9197
1945#258682—
1944#258704—
1943#249773#3,2316
1942#246770#3,5605
1941#225774—
1940#223749#2,32210
1939#224746#3,4805
1938#221766#2,32610
1937#206800#2,9057
1936#218748#2,6298
1935#204837#3,2526
1934#212835#3,6795
1933#211817#3,2686
1932#194946#3,7765
1931#195938#3,7635
1930#1801,084#3,5926
1929#1841,074#3,2477
1928#1841,102#3,6976
1927#1781,169#4,2105
1926#1701,298—
1925#1771,230#3,1558
1924#1791,268#4,3475
1923#1881,160#3,4677
1922#1841,167—
1921#1651,376#2,80410
1920#1641,393—
1919#1601,375#4,1685
1918#1661,333—
1917#1561,340—
1916#1491,353—
1915#1421,310#3,8255
1914#1461,015—
1913#144830—
1912#146743—
1911#137615—
1910#149547—
1909#143499—
1908#143478—
1907#156409—
1906#152391—
1905#140428—
1904#148360—
1903#151346—
1902#146368—
1901#157304—
1900#168326—
1899#164276—
1898#159319—
1897#150308—
1896#166261—
1895#170247—
1894#170240—
1893#170215—
1892#181194—
1891#172193—
1890#190154—
1889#197134—
1888#204120—
1887#21990—
1886#22481—
1885#24169—
1884#24562—
1883#24753—
1882#22658—
1881#26836—
1880#28230—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Irma was already there! It came in at #282, and was given to 30 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1881, when fewer than 37 girls a year got the name.

Where Irma is popular in 1950

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedMNIllinois: #354 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 3,953 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedWIMichigan: #521 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 8,133 girlsMINew York: #336 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 3,401 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedIAIndiana: #373 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,651 girlsINOhio: #396 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 5,676 girlsOHPennsylvania: #460 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 7,304 girlsPANew Jersey: #289 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,073 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #207 for girls · 86 births · 1 in 1,320 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedUTColorado: #244 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,614 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedNEMissouri: #327 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,578 girlsMOKentucky: #304 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,796 girlsKYWest Virginia: #245 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,909 girlsWVVirginia: #242 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,748 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedDEArizona: #152 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 601 girlsAZNew Mexico: #138 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 503 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedKSArkansas: #168 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 928 girlsARTennessee: #281 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,447 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #345 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,218 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #373 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,453 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #120 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 567 girlsLAMississippi: #233 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,232 girlsMSAlabama: #276 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,938 girlsALGeorgia: #297 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,325 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedHITexas: #64 for girls · 349 births · 1 in 274 girlsTXFlorida: #295 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,021 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Texas#64 · 1 in 274
  2. Louisiana#120 · 1 in 567
  3. New Mexico#138 · 1 in 503
  4. Arizona#152 · 1 in 601
  5. Arkansas#168 · 1 in 928

Best ever in a state: #49 in Texas, 1957.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#643491 in 274
Louisiana#120601 in 567
New Mexico#138181 in 503
Arizona#152151 in 601
Arkansas#168231 in 928
California#207861 in 1,320
Mississippi#233231 in 1,232
Virginia#242201 in 1,748
Colorado#24491 in 1,614
West Virginia#245121 in 1,909
Alabama#276191 in 1,938
Tennessee#281151 in 2,447
New Jersey#289141 in 3,073
Florida#295141 in 2,021
Georgia#297181 in 2,325
Kentucky#304121 in 2,796
Missouri#327111 in 3,578
New York#336421 in 3,401
North Carolina#345151 in 3,218
Illinois#354221 in 3,953
Indiana#37391 in 4,651
South Carolina#37381 in 3,453
Ohio#396151 in 5,676
Pennsylvania#460141 in 7,304
Michigan#52191 in 8,133
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Irma
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 582 spots since 2024 (#2,585 → #3,167)
  • 667 spots since 2020 (#2,500 → #3,167)
  • 521 spots since 2015 (#2,646 → #3,167)
  • Biggest jump: 104 spots in 1984 (#745 → #641)
  • Biggest drop: 170 spots in 1983 (#575 → #745)
Rise & fade · girls
31 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1911 at #137 (615 births)
  • Births halved by 1983, 72 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 117 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 117 yrs · run 1880–1996
Share of babies · girls
1 in 680
  • Highest: 1 in 680 girls born in 1911 were named Irma (0.15%)
  • Latest: 1 in 32,145 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 16.6% of all girls named Irma (12,237) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s733#197 (1889)#235
1890s2,407#150 (1897)#169
1900s3,909#140 (1905)#150
1910s10,461#137 (1911)#150
1920s12,237#164 (1920)#177
1930s8,517#180 (1930)#207
1940s7,752#223 (1940)#250
1950s9,431#254 (1950)#274
1960s7,073#300 (1960)#354
1970s4,029#416 (1973)#480
1980s2,638#558 (1980)#693
1990s2,213#683 (1990)#918
2000s1,348#1,203 (2000)#1,566
2010s636#2,341 (2010)#2,783
2020s385#2,500 (2020)#2,698

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Irma in 1950

girls
#254
890 births · 1 in 1,925 girls

Top girls' names in 1950

  1. #1Linda80,433
  2. #2Mary65,481
  3. #3Patricia47,944
  4. #4Barbara41,556
  5. #5Susan38,017
  6. #6Nancy29,617
  7. #7Deborah29,063
  8. #8Sandra28,896
  9. #9Carol26,163
  10. #10Kathleen25,706
  11. #254Irma890
More about 1950

girls

1,713,054 girls got a published name in 1950; 1 in 1,925 of them was named Irma, which outranked 95.8% of the 6,109 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Irma
  1. #251Patty902
  2. #252Dora896
  3. #253Deanna891
  4. #254Irma890
  5. #254Betsy890
  6. #256Jeannette884
  7. #257Caroline879
  8. #258Minnie877

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1949
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,242Mindy#2,013 → #771
  2. ↑ 649Geralyn#1,627 → #978
  3. ↑ 636Kyle#1,512 → #876
  4. ↑ 416Debrah#1,109 → #693
  5. ↑ 405Debbra#1,353 → #948
Fallers
  1. ↓ 241Luana#823 → #1,064
  2. ↓ 231Christene#930 → #1,161
  3. ↓ 216Pearline#785 → #1,001
  4. ↓ 210Ingrid#518 → #728
  5. ↓ 201Dayle#982 → #1,183

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1950 →